About Simone
Simone Ferreira is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She speaks in plain language and aims to make conversations easy to follow. Simone works from California and brings 15 years of experience to sessions.
She focuses on real problems people face day to day. That includes low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with aging and geriatric concerns, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and immigration-related strain. Simone often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking that keep problems going and to test practical, doable changes. She blends Motivational Interviewing to build motivation for change and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals and track progress.
Her training includes a Master of Social Work with a concentration in mental health from Indiana University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences and an associate degree in business. Her license is CA LCSW 68347, which is listed for California practice.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward. Simone keeps a smaller caseload so she can focus on individual needs and make room for meaningful follow-up. She invites people to take the first step and discusses practical options for moving forward.
How Simone’s Approaches Work Online
Simone commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes that can improve mood and reduce anxiety. This approach focuses on practical steps and clear exercises you can practice between sessions. Motivational Interviewing is used to build readiness for change by exploring personal goals and strengths in a respectful way that increases commitment to next steps.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Simone will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach first and adjusting as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits, phone sessions can be useful when a hands-free option is needed, live chat is good for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing connection between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English